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ECSS reacts to appointment of first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 2 hours ago Photo|Courtesy The Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) has described as unbiblical and unorthodox leadership the Church of England’s appointment of Rt Rev’d Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th...
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UNFPA sounds alarm on climate and GBV crisis in South Sudan
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Windhoek Observer
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Moses Magadza A senior United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) official has presented findings from a recent vulnerability assessment showing that climate change is magnifying existing humanitarian, health and gender challenges in South Sudan....
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Japan, UNMAS launch $2.2M project to accelerate mine clearance in South Sudan
Author: Wol Mapal | Published: 7 hours ago Government representatives, UNMAS, and JICA officials pose at the launch of a new $2.2 million grant aid project aimed at combating landmine contamination in South Sudan. (Wednesday, October 1, 2025....
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South Sudan’s Uncertain Road Ahead: Will Peace Hold or Collapse?
South Sudan’s fragile peace and precarious stability are under renewed threat after the government formally charged its First Vice President, Riek Machar, with treason, murder, and crimes against humanity. Linked to a March assault by the White...
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South Sudan launches Agrofood Expo 2026 to boost agricultural sector
South Sudan’s government on Tuesday launched the Agrofood Expo and Business Forum 2026, an initiative aimed at connecting local entrepreneurs with global opportunities to develop the nation’s largely untapped agricultural potential. The expo,...
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South Sudanese writer arrested by UAE security in Dubai
Emirati security forces arrested a renowned South Sudanese commentator and government critic from his home in Dubai, his wife told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday, raising concerns about his whereabouts. Mr. Samuel Peter Oyay was taken from his residence...
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Women’s Union links peace to agricultural transformation
By Alan Clement The government’s push to transform South Sudan’s agriculture into a commercial success faces two critical preconditions: peace and stability. This was the powerful message delivered by Mary Agol, Secretary General of the Women...
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Irish Loreto Sister Recognized with Honorary Doctorate for Transforming Girls’ Lives in South Sudan amid War, Famine
Fr. Sheridan described the Irish Catholic Sister who serves as Director of the Loreto Mission as an inspiration, especially to the Irish University’s community, saying, “Sr. Orla…you are the best of us. You are an inspiration to our students, an...
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Abyei kicks off two‑week polio vaccination campaign
Author: Elshiekh Chol Ajieng | Published: 4 hours ago MSF medical personnel in Abyei | Courtesy Health authorities in the Abyei Administrative Area have kicked off a two‑week polio vaccination campaign, targeting children under five across the...
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UAE authorities arrest South Sudanese political commentator Samuel Peter Oyay – family
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 8 hours ago Activist and political commentator Samuel Peter Oyay - courtesy photo Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained South Sudanese activist and political commentator Samuel Peter Oyay under...
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Children demand health first as Right2Grow project closes
By Alan Clement South Sudan’s children have called for health and nutrition to be placed at the center of national development as the five-year Right2Grow (R2G) project came to a close. Speaking at the close-out event, Naomi Momone, Speaker of the...
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UNOPS, South Sudan sign $25.7 million agriculture deal
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Government of South Sudan signed a $25.7 million agreement on Monday to implement the South Sudan Livelihoods and Resilience Project (SSLRP). Funded by the International Fund for...
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Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money, or work for 'sexual favours'
Pro-Government
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food, aid, maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband,...
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Opinion| For South Sudan to survive, Kiir and SPLM must go
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, was meant to symbolize hope, freedom, and the promise of building a nation from the ashes of decades of war. Yet, under President Salva Kiir and the SPLM, it has become a cautionary tale: a country...
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‘I feel broken’: hardship bites for thousands of South Sudanese stranded and unable to get home
Thousands of South Sudanese people who returned to the country from war-torn Sudan are stuck in a border town because aid cuts have halted their journeys home. Since the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, more than 800,000 South Sudanese who...
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News The Guardian ‘I feel broken’: hardship bites for thousands of South Sudanese stranded and unable to get home
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Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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Thousands of South Sudanese people who returned to the country from war-torn Sudan are stuck in a border town because aid cuts have halted their journeys home. Since the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, more than 800,000 South Sudanese who...
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The Trial of Dr Riek Machar: Jurisdiction Affirmed Pending the Establishment of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan (HCSS)
By PaanLuel Wel, Juba, South Sudan Monday, 29 September 2025 (PW) — The Special Court for the Nasir Incident has dismissed the defense’s preliminary objection, ruling that it possesses proper jurisdiction and competency to prosecute SPLM-IO leader...
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'On their turf': Sydney street team forging links with at-risk youth
Some of Sydney's vulnerable young people are being steered away from a life of crime, addiction and homelessness by a pair of youth workers who have had their own share of hardships. Yousif Tamim and Taylor Gleeson spend their evenings visiting...
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Sudan Nashra: Sudan downplays GERD-caused floods to avoid diplomatic row | AU-led Sudanese-Sudanese meetings postponed | Military breaks aerial blockade over Fasher | Over 80 killed in military airstrikes on Nyala | Machar trial kicks off, immunity…
As Sudan grappled last week with devastating floods, its government sought to contain the crisis quietly, avoiding open confrontation with Ethiopia even as Cairo and Addis Ababa engaged in a war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
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Juba celebrates China’s National Day
South Sudanese officials on Monday praised China as a key partner and example of economic transformation, as they joined Chinese diplomats in Juba to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Speaking at the...
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